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US 6,290,674 B1Granted
Method and apparatus for closing intracardiac septal defects
AssigneeAppriva Medical, Inc.
InventorsChad C. Roue, Andrew G. C. Frazier, Michael D. Lesh, Erik J. van der Burg
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Abstract
Disclosed is a closure catheter, for closing a tissue opening such as an atrial septal defect, patent foreman ovale, or the left atrial appendage of the heart. The closure catheter carries a plurality of tissue anchors, which may be deployed into tissue surrounding the opening, and used to draw the opening closed. Methods are also disclosed.
Claims13
A method of closing an opening in a wall of the heart, comprising the steps of:
- advancing a catheter through the opening;
- deploying at least two suture ends from the catheter and into tissue adjacent the opening;
- retracting the catheter from the opening;
- drawing the suture ends to reduce the size of the opening;
- and
- securing the opening in the reduced size.
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